Sidi Kacem weather in March

In March, Sidi Kacem sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 54 mm of rain across 7.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sidi Kacem's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Kacem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:40 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
47%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Sidi Kacem is city in Morocco.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sidi Kacem reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Sidi Kacem

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sidi Kacem weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 627.9106.2
Feb19° / 537.310.76.6
Mar22° / 10°547.411.77.2
Apr24° / 12°467.412.87.5
May27° / 15°295.613.87.2
Jun31° / 18°81.814.25.7
Jul34° / 20°20.414.14.3
Aug34° / 21°20.813.34.2
Sep31° / 19°183.312.25.7
Oct27° / 16°556.311.17.1
Nov22° / 12°727.710.27.2
Dec19° / 647.69.86.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36238
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96238
106238
116238
126238
136337
146238
156337
166337
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186337
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206337
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256238
266238
276238
286238
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sidi Kacem gets around 54 mm of rain over 7.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
329
429
528
628
727
826
925
1025
1124
1223
1323
1422
1522
1622
1722
1822
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2022
2122
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2422
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2723
2823
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3024
3124

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29370
39370
49370
59280
69280
79280
89280
99190
109190
119190
1289101
1389101
1489101
1588111
1688111
1788111
1887121
1987121
2086131
2186131
2285141
2385141
2484151
2583152
2683152
2782162
2882162
2982162
3082162
3181172

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:00 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:006:12
211.26:596:13
311.36:586:14
411.36:566:15
511.36:556:15
611.46:546:16
711.46:536:17
811.46:516:18
911.56:506:19
1011.56:496:20
1111.66:476:20
1211.66:466:21
1311.66:456:22
1411.76:436:23
1511.76:426:24
1611.76:406:25
1711.86:396:25
1811.86:386:26
1911.86:366:27
2011.96:356:28
2111.96:336:29
2212.06:326:29
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:31
2512.16:286:32
2612.16:266:32
2712.16:256:33
2812.26:246:34
2912.26:226:35
3012.26:216:36
3112.36:196:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.5Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sidi Kacem

In seasonPeak

None of Sidi Kacem's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sidi Kacem sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is March a good time to visit Sidi Kacem?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Sidi Kacem for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sidi Kacem in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Sidi Kacem sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Sidi Kacem in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sidi Kacem peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Kacem in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Sidi Kacem is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1737 µg/m³Jun 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Kacem?

Sidi Kacem sits at 34.2°N, 5.7°W, 83 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Sidi Slimane, 21 km away.

Topography around Sidi Kacem

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Sidi Kacem.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Kacem has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,477 m.

The land around Sidi Kacem is covered by cropland (35%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
350 m
16 km
781 m
80 km
1,477 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sidi Slimane 21 km · Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah 35 km · Douar Toulal 39 km · Meknes 39 km · Ouislane 40 km · Mechraa Bel Ksiri 45 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 47 km · Karia Ba Mohamed 48 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Sidi Kacem (34.2215°, -5.7077°, elevation 83 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).